Dragoș Mihalcea

Dragoș Mihalcea (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdraɡoʃ miˈhalt͡ʃe̯a]) (born December 17, 1977) is the principal dancer with the Royal Swedish Ballet.

Dragoș Mihalcea in 2010

Mihalcea was born in Bucharest, Romania, and studied ballet at the urging of his parents.[1] At the age of 14 he received a full scholarship from the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, DC. Between 1997 and 2000 he performed with the Universal Ballet Company in South Korea where he attained the position of principal dancer. At 20 years old, he began his international career, performing in roles such as Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake, Prince Desire in Sleeping Beauty and Albrecht in Giselle.[1] He won two bronze medals at the Luxembourg International Ballet Competition and the Rudolph Nureyev International Ballet Competition along with a gold medal at the Premio Roma Danza International Competition.[1] Later he was invited to the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, and then became a principal dancer with the Royal Swedish Ballet. In 2006, he joined the National Ballet Company Het in Amsterdam as a principal dancer, before returning to perform in Sweden in 2008.[1]

His performance in Eugene Onegin was acclaimed.[2][3]

See also

References
  1. "Dragoş Mihalcea". www.dance.utah.edu. University of Utah.
  2. Foyer, Maggie (28 February 2014). "Royal Swedish Ballet: Onegin". criticaldance.org.
  3. Snodgrass, Mary Ellen (2015). The Encyclopedia of World Ballet. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 266. ISBN 9781442245266.


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